4G is still pretty new, with the US getting it a few years ago and the UK getting it just this last year. Now some wireless carriers are trying to push 4G further with LTE-Advanced bringing speeds of 150Mbps and others like EE in the UK planning to release 300Mbps 4G. But South Korea have announced plans to support development of 5G networks.
For those of you who don't know, Google actually has a top secret lab called Google X, hidden deep in the deserts in Nevada. Some of Google's strangest developments have come from there, including Google Glass and recently the smart contact lens that can help diabetics. But what are Google cooking up in there right now?
So recently Google announced they had purchased Nest Labs for a whopping $3.2 billion. For those of you who don't know, Nest Labs make smart home features, such as smart thermostats which can be controlled from your phone and can be set to turn the heating up or down at a certain time. But many existing Nest customers were unhappy with the announcement. Why? Because they believe that Google now want to use Nest products to find out all about your life. And they're right. That is exactly what Google are doing. There are of course many reasons Google bought Nest, and I will to through them in a moment, but one of the reasons was probably to find out more about you. But when you think about it, that's no bad thing. None of the Nest products have cameras, so it's not too personal. So what are Google actually doing?
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